Hot Vodka With Honey (Krupnik)

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons of cold water
• 4 cups boiling water
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 10 peppercorns
• 20 allspice berries
• 1/4 vanilla bean, sliced and scraped
• 1/4 nutmeg, grated
• 2 cloves
• 1 orange, rind of
• 1 1/3 cups honey
• 2 cups vodka

1. Heat sugar in 2 Tbs of water until it dissolves, then stir in the boiling water.
2. Add vanilla bean, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, and allspice berries.
3. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Strain the caramel mixture and return to the pan.
5. Stir in honey and orange rind and heat, stirring, until the honey has completely dissolved.
6. Bring to a boil.
7. Remove the pan from the heat and gradually stir vodka.
8. Serve hot or cold.

sugar, water, boiling water, cinnamon, peppercorns, berries, vanilla bean, nutmeg, cloves, orange, honey, vodka

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hot-vodka-with-honey-krupnik-51784 (may not work)